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Room Number: S302
Phone Number: 902 494 8310
Email: lhamilton@nscad.ca
Leesa has been teaching at É«¶à¶àÊÓƵAPP University in Textiles/Fashion since 2007 and held the roll of Fashion Technician for many years, prior to this was a part-time faculty with Dalhousie University, Costume Studies. Leesa holds a Master of Education from OISE/UT in Adult Education, Counselling, Community Development, a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Diploma in Costume Studies from Dalhousie University and studied fashion with George Brown College.
Leesa is also an award-winning Costume Designer for Theatre with over 25 design credits with productions touring locally and internationally. Much of her current theatre focus is mentoring emerging BIPOC costume designers.
Leesa has an extensive background developing and delivering community engaged arts programming in Toronto and Halifax. With É«¶à¶àÊÓƵAPP Extended Studies she initiated and developed the É«¶à¶àÊÓƵAPP Art Factory which she has been coordinating since 2016. The É«¶à¶àÊÓƵAPP Art Factory trains and supports É«¶à¶àÊÓƵAPP students to share their practice and provide accessible arts programming to communities who face barriers to arts education. The É«¶à¶àÊÓƵAPP Art Factory continues to provide relevant training and employment to É«¶à¶àÊÓƵAPP students and has developed partnerships with organizations that include Phoenix Youth É«¶à¶àÊÓƵAPP, ISANS, MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning, Wonder’neath Art Society and Laing House.
Awards:
2007 | Dalhousie Scholarship Award for Academic Achievement |
20017 | Women’s Division Alumni Association Medal in Costume Studies |
2009-10 | Merritt Award Nomination for Outstanding Costume ‘East of Berlin’, ‘The Crucible’ + ‘Five Easy Steps’ |
2010 | Mayor’s Award for Emerging Theatre Artist |
2013 | Merritt Award, Outstanding Costume Design ‘Lysistrata’ |
2013 | Merritt Award Outstanding Set Design, ‘Slowly I Turn’ |
2014 | Merritt Award Outstanding Costume Design ‘Uncle Oscar’s Experiment’ |
Partnerships:
É«¶à¶àÊÓƵAPP Art Factory Program Design and Delivery with Phoenix Youth Program – 2017-20
Nocturne NOISEmakers, Embed and Embellish 2019
Research:
É«¶à¶àÊÓƵAPP Picture Book Project – Research Assistant 2017-20